SVB Financial Group’s efforts to raise money have failed and the troubled bank was in talks to sell itself, CNBC reported on Friday, as a crisis at the tech-heavy lender rippled through global markets and hit banking stocks. Shares of SVB Financial Group were halted on Friday after tumbling 66% in premarket trading. SVB, which … Read more
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the financial technology, or fintech, sector should organise itself under a self-regulatory organisation that can monitor the conduct of member fintech entities. Addressing an international research conference on fintechs on Friday, co-organised by IIM-Ahmedabad, RBI deputy governor MK Jain said that a self-regulatory approach could also help … Read more
Shriram Housing Finance (SHF), the housing finance subsidiary of Shriram Finance (SFL) is in the process of raising $100 mn growth capital. It targets to conclude the fund raise by end June 2023 Market is speculating Baring to be close to finalise a deal. MD has informed that multiple people are in the fray. SHF … Read more
London-based fintech Revolut posted its first annual profit for the year ending 2021. The neo-bank almost tripled its revenue in 2021 amid a boom in cryptocurrency trading. Despite repeatedly missing reporting deadlines, Revolut could soon cinch a UK banking license. Revolut, the London-based fintech firm, has posted its first annual profit after missing multiple deadlines … Read more
India and Singapore on Tuesday linked their quick payment systems, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow, easing the process of fund transfers between individuals in the two Asian nations. Initially, the UPI-PayNow link will feature only a handful of banks and can be used only for person-to-person transactions. Customers of State Bank of India, Indian … Read more
Uday Kotak has been leading Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) since its inception as a non-banking financial institution in 1985. It became a commercial lender in 2003. He has a net worth of about $13.4 billion. Mr Kotak will transition from his CEO position by the end of next year, after central bank guidelines capped tenures … Read more
Warren Buffett’s $3 billion investment in General Electric saved the company, a new book reveals. GE Capital faced a potential default and bankruptcy in 2008, Bill Cohan writes in “Power Failure.” Buffett’s cash and vote of confidence enabled GE to survive the financial crisis, Cohan reported. Warren Buffett plowed $3 billion into General Electric at … Read more
The rating agency CRISIL, the Indian arm of Standard and Poor’s (S&P), today said that it keeps all outstanding ratings, including that of Adani group entities under continuous surveillance. Any adverse regulatory or government action in the wake of the research report, emerging issues around corporate governance will be key monitorable, CRISIL said in a … Read more
Bombay High Court has quashed the write off of Rs 8,500 crore additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds issued by Yes Bank (YBL); write off was part of a restructuring plan to rescue the Bank in March 2020. “It appears that administrator exceeded his powers and authority in writing off AT-1 bonds after the bank was reconstructed … Read more